The Vert dogs wrapped up the Chicago stop of the Dew Tour on Saturday, with Jamie Bestwick coming from last place after his first run to score yet another indisputable win. Bestwick had dropped in for his first run straight to a flair on his first hit, but he didn't come in clean, sliding out on the transition. In run two, he stuck with his more typical monster first air, this time a no-hander, and kept the hits coming like Motown, including a gigantic alley-oop downside tailwhip and alley-oop 540.

Simon Tabron spun his new can-can x-up 540, along with a no-handed 540 and a 900 in his first run. He was still in the lead for run two, so he dropped in and blasted a brand-new one-handed one-footed 900 but looped out on the landing. Steve McCann came in third, spinning a triple whip, a 540 whip, and a no-handed flair in run one. He made another triple attempt in run two but came down hard on his left ankle, cutting his run short.

Typical podium finisher Chad Kagy went down early in run one on one of his new moves, a nac-nac seatgrab barspin. He managed to squeeze off a flatspin flairwhip before crashing on another of his newer tricks, the one-handed x-up flair. He came out swinging in run two, tossing out a crazy double flair attempt; apparently, he's been landing them pretty consistently to the resi at Woodward. Unfortunately, he got KO'd, but was able to return to watch Bestwick's final run after the medical staff gave him the once-over. Looks like Chad's pulling out all the stops for 2009.

Once again, Bestwick has put himself in the pole position and everyone else will be playing catch-up. Jamie's already said he plans on taking more risks this year with new tricks, and starting the tour off in a good position makes it even more likely that he'll be breaking the seals on brand-new stuff. Considering what he's doing already, I can't wait to see what he has up his sleeve.

Results
1. Jamie Bestwick
2. Simon Tabron
3. Steve McCann
4. Kevin Robinson
5. Jimmy Walker
6. Dennis McCoy
7. Jay Eggleston
8. Francisco Zurita
9. Chad Kagy
10. Koji Kraft